diff --git a/include/net/caif/cfpkt.h b/include/net/caif/cfpkt.h
index 1c1ad46250d5..fe328c52c46b 100644
--- a/include/net/caif/cfpkt.h
+++ b/include/net/caif/cfpkt.h
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ struct cfpkt *cfpkt_split(struct cfpkt *pkt, u16 pos);
  * @return    Checksum of buffer.
  */
 
-u16 cfpkt_iterate(struct cfpkt *pkt,
+int cfpkt_iterate(struct cfpkt *pkt,
 		u16 (*iter_func)(u16 chks, void *buf, u16 len),
 		u16 data);
 
diff --git a/net/caif/cffrml.c b/net/caif/cffrml.c
index 8bc7caa28e64..434ba8557826 100644
--- a/net/caif/cffrml.c
+++ b/net/caif/cffrml.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static int cffrml_receive(struct cflayer *layr, struct cfpkt *pkt)
 	u16 tmp;
 	u16 len;
 	u16 hdrchks;
-	u16 pktchks;
+	int pktchks;
 	struct cffrml *this;
 	this = container_obj(layr);
 
diff --git a/net/caif/cfpkt_skbuff.c b/net/caif/cfpkt_skbuff.c
index 1be0b521ac49..f6c3b2137eea 100644
--- a/net/caif/cfpkt_skbuff.c
+++ b/net/caif/cfpkt_skbuff.c
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ inline u16 cfpkt_getlen(struct cfpkt *pkt)
 	return skb->len;
 }
 
-inline u16 cfpkt_iterate(struct cfpkt *pkt,
-			 u16 (*iter_func)(u16, void *, u16),
-			 u16 data)
+int cfpkt_iterate(struct cfpkt *pkt,
+		  u16 (*iter_func)(u16, void *, u16),
+		  u16 data)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Don't care about the performance hit of linearizing,